Wolfpaw
Banned
The State of Arkansas passed its Ordinance of Secession on May 6, 1861.
The Union had control of the Eastern third of the state by the summer of '62, and the northwest was finally retaken in December. 1863 saw a series of botched Confederate attempts by Hindman and his conscripts to capture lost ground and hinder the Union's stranglehold on Vicksburg. September saw the Stars and Stripes raised above Little Rock and the Confederates scrambled to establish a rebel government in Hempsted County.
Despite these setbacks and Union penetration to Nevada County in the southwest of the state by April of 1864, the Confederacy managed to inflict harsh casualties on the Union. By May the Union army had retreated to Little Rock, but not after decimating Kirby Smith's forces in the withdrawal from Jenkin's Ferry.
Now, in any given CS-victory scenario, Union forces are going to be holding a significant portion of Arkansas. How is this going to play out in peace negotiations and post-War?
The Union had control of the Eastern third of the state by the summer of '62, and the northwest was finally retaken in December. 1863 saw a series of botched Confederate attempts by Hindman and his conscripts to capture lost ground and hinder the Union's stranglehold on Vicksburg. September saw the Stars and Stripes raised above Little Rock and the Confederates scrambled to establish a rebel government in Hempsted County.
Despite these setbacks and Union penetration to Nevada County in the southwest of the state by April of 1864, the Confederacy managed to inflict harsh casualties on the Union. By May the Union army had retreated to Little Rock, but not after decimating Kirby Smith's forces in the withdrawal from Jenkin's Ferry.
Now, in any given CS-victory scenario, Union forces are going to be holding a significant portion of Arkansas. How is this going to play out in peace negotiations and post-War?